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DONT MISS: Unveiling of LIFE - Chapter Two

August 22, 2009

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What is LIFE?

LIFE is a domestic violence, 501c3 organization. The founders of LIFE have all been touched by domestic violence in one way or another. Whether it has been at the hand of an abuser, being an ex-abuser, or the by-products of abusers (parental) we have been affected. As a result we now want to be a part of the cure. When I think of life I think of life in the following ways:


	LIFE is a proactive vs. reactive domestic violence organization. Our goal is to strive to find ways to prevent the problems before they start in an effort to break the vicious cycle.
	LIFE is working, networking, harmonizing, and loving one another.
	LIFE is breaking bread together.
	LIFE is music - particularly what we refer to as old school music.
	LIFE is laughter.
	LIFE is life and the events thereof.
	LIFE is communication, poetry and spoken words.
	LIFE is currently in its cocoon stages but will open up its wings and thrive very shortly.
	LIFE is unbiased. Our goal is to help both the abused and the abuser. If the abuser's cycle is not cut down to the root of the problem, the cycle continues on the next harvest.

Domestic violence affects all Americans, regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status, but domestic violence by an intimate partner is the leading killer of black women ages 15-45. Each year 1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner, according to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence. However, this threat has disproportionately fatal consequences for African American women who make roughly 7% of the total U.S. population, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Although 1 in every 4 women will experience domestic violence in her lifetime, black women experience 35% more incidents than white women.

Domestic Violence Facts

Women at greatest risk for injury from domesticviolence include those with male partners who abuse alcoholor use drugs, or are unemployed.
Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women between the ages of 15-44.
Every 21 days, a woman is killed by domestic violence.
Children are involved in 60 percent of domestic violence cases.
Annually in the United States, 503,485 women are stalked by an intimate partner.
Victims and abusers are found in every social and economic class, race, religious group, and sexual orientation
13% of teenage girls report being physically hurt in a relationship
35% of female victims said they did not report the abuse to police because it was a private matter

L.I.F.E.

P.O. Box 741347

Riverdale, GA 30274

Phone: 1-888-LIFE-119

E-mail: 2lifeinc@bellsouth.net